This directory holds the replication materials for "The Disparate and Durable Effects of Mail Voting Restrictions: Evidence from Texas."
This file includes information on the included files:

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CODE

00_initialize.R: This reads in the necessary packages and creates a couple of functions relied on throughout the project

01_process_vf.R: This reads in the voter file from L2, performs BISG, and merges in the history fields. THIS CANNOT BE RUN WITH THE REPLICATION DATA DUE TO DATA RESTRICTIONS

02_merge_rejection_data.R: This merges the voter file with the rejection data and creates the primary data for analysis. It also anonymizes the data, and runs BIRDiE.  THIS CANNOT BE RUN WITH THE REPLICATION DATA DUE TO DATA RESTRICTIONS

03_rejection_demos.R: This creates the rejection-by-race figures, and runs the rejection rate regressions. Creates tables and figures for the main text and the appendix.

04_flow_chart.R: This creates Figure 1.

05_2022_general.R: This runs the models (and creates the figures and tables) for the effects of a rejection on participation / behavior in the 2022 general election.

06_2024_primary.R: This runs the models (and creates the figures and tables) for the effects of a rejection on participation / behavior in the 2024 primary election.

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DATA

rejs_cats.csv: Application rejection reason categories

rejs_bal_cats.csv: Ballot rejection reason categories

PIR 22-0331 - Batch 1/1-Individual-Mail-Application-Requested.xlsx: Public records request of mail ballot applications for the 2022 primary

PIR 22-0331 - Batch 1/2-Individual-Mail-Application-Rejected.xlsx: Public records request of mail ballot application rejections for the 2022 primary

PIR 22-0331 - Batch 2/3-Individual-Mail-Ballot-Rejected.xlsx: Public records request of mail ballot rejections for the 2022 primary

PIR 22-0331 - Batch 2/4-Individual-Mail-Ballot-Accepted.xlsx: Public records request of mail ballot acceptances for the 2022 primary

individual_counties_abbms/Webb - clean.xlsx: Mail ballot application and ballots, accepted and rejected, Webb County. Public records.


TEMP

tx_submitters.rds: primary dataset created in 02_merge_rejection_data.R and used for all later analyses